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How to Import Data from the Open Holidays Source

Before proceeding, please make sure that you have set up OWOX Data Marts and created at least one storage in the Storages section.

Open Holidays Storage

  • Click New Data Mart.
  • Enter a title and select the Storage.
  • Click Create Data Mart.

Open Holidays New Data Mart

  1. Select Connector as the input source type.
  2. Click Set up connector and choose Open Holidays.
  3. Fill in the required fields:
    • Country ISO Code – ISO country code for which to fetch holidays (e.g., CH, US, GB).
    • Language ISO Code – ISO language code for holiday names (e.g., EN, DE, FR).
    • Leave the other fields as default and proceed to the next step.

Open Holidays Input Source

Open Holidays Fill Data

  1. Choose available endpoint.
  2. Select the required fields.
  3. Specify the dataset where the data will be stored (or leave the default).
  4. Click Finish, then Save and Publish Data Mart.

Open Holidays Publish Data Mart

You now have two options for importing data from Open Holidays:

Option 1: Import Current Day’s Data

Choose Manual run → Incremental load to load data for the current day.

Open Holidays Import New Data

Open Holidays Incremental Load

ℹ️ If you click Incremental load again after a successful initial load,
the connector will import: Current day’s data, plus Additional days, based on the value in the Reimport Lookback Window field.

Open Holidays Reimport

Option 2: Manual Backfill for Specific Date Range

Choose Backfill (custom period) to load historical data.

  1. Select the Start Date and End Date.
  2. Click the Run button.

Open Holidays Backfill

The process is complete when the Run history tab shows the message:
“Success”

Open Holidays Success

Once the run is complete, the data will be written to the dataset you specified earlier.

Open Holidays Import Success

If you encounter any issues:

  1. Check the Run history for specific error messages
  2. Please visit Q&A first
  3. If you want to report a bug, please open an issue
  4. Join the discussion forum to ask questions or propose improvements